Högalid Church

Högalid Church (Swedish: Högalidskyrkan) is a protected church located in the Södermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden.^[1] It was designed by architect Ivar Tengbom. Built upon elevated ground 1916–1923, in a barren area later turned into a park,^[2] it is one of the most prominent buildings in the city, complementing the contemporary Stockholm City Hall on the opposite side of Riddarfjärden. The church is considered one of Sweden's foremost examples of the National Romantic architectural style.

Högalid Church
Högalidskyrkan
Högalid Church
59°19′03″N 18°02′15″E
Location	Södermalm, Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Denomination	Lutheran, Church of Sweden
Website	hogalid.se
History
Consecrated	10 June 1923 (1923-06-10)
Architecture
Architect(s)	Ivar Tengbom
Style	National Romantic style
Years built	1916–1923
Completed	1923
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Stockholm
Parish	Högalid Parish

The church features numerous renowned artworks, including the largest crucifix in Scandinavia, sculpted by Gunnar Torhamn. Torhamn also painted frescoes in the church's baptistry and sculpted decorations for the chancel and organ. The retable was sculpted in a neo-Byzantine style by Erik Jerke. It also holds some artifacts older than the church itself, including a 16th-century baptismal font and a pair of 18th-century altar candelabras.

The church is complemented by a community hall and parsonage also designed by Tengbom and a columbarium dating to 1939. The church's graveyard contains a chapel of its own, decorated with mosaics by Einar Forseth.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Stockholm